New North Branch Trail Segment Will Soar Over the Chicago River

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on December 7, 2012 at 9:53am

Thanks for sharing the great news.

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Permalink Reply by Richard on December 7, 2012 at 11:02am

Also imagine this connecting to the nearby North Shore Channel trail along the Chicago River at Lawrence and to any PBLs on Clyborn. That connects Bike commuters  to/from Niles, Lincolnwood, Edgebrook, Albany Park, Ravenswood, Evanston, West Rogers, and River North. That would make an excellent Northside off-road/protected/buffered bike network.

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Permalink Reply by Tony Adams on December 7, 2012 at 3:53pm

This does look great. But if it gets done before the southwest side gets even a basic bike corridor from say, Midway (at least) to the loop I will totally plotz.

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Permalink Reply by Joe Schmoe on December 7, 2012 at 4:04pm

Hey Cameron, can you post a basic map of the route you're describing?

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Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on December 7, 2012 at 4:50pm

Does this project address the aborted crossing that was slated to cross and connect the path just north of  Lincoln across the sewer years ago but got cancelled?

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Permalink Reply by Joe Schmoe on December 7, 2012 at 5:57pm

Neat!

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Permalink Reply by Carter O'Brien on March 26, 2015 at 9:24am

Just a quick update that I checked in with Alderman Pawar's office, the bridge is scheduled to be constructed during 2015, but they're going to confirm. 

My annual plug for the Chicago River Clean Up Day, on May 9 this year:

The River itself is always in need of some love.  I attach a picture of a few shopping carts I hauled out last year (they don't seem that heavy until you carry them up a steep riverbank full of weedy trees) to illustrate - they are also recruiting for people willing to go out in boats to actually clear out the water.  Links for both:

http://www.chicagoriver.org/get-involved/volunteer/chicago-river-day

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chicago-river-day-2015-clark-park-on-t...

Clark Park is a logical fit for cyclists, as there is still decades of demolition debris that is buried deep under the area now formally designated for us (http://www.thegardenjumps.com/), it is a neat piece of history as much of that is from the old Riverview amusement park.

You can see all the clean up sites here if you're looking for one closer to home:

https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=z87c-7kKJNAo.kPrziOvZNhKA

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